A 72-year-old Oklahoma County man has died following a tragic ATV accident that occurred while he was tending to his flock. According to News 9, the man was using the vehicle to feed his sheep when he lost control; this caused the ATV to overturn and subsequently pin him underneath in a body of water. The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office reported the initial details of the accident.
Upon arrival, emergency responders undertook life-saving measures, where they performed CPR on the elderly man before he was transported to a nearby hospital, details of his condition were not released immediately after the incident, however, later reports confirmed the man's passing, emergency crews had arrived in the vicinity of North Westminster Road and Waterloo Road at around 7:30 p.m. Friday after the accident was reported. KFOR notes the time and location of the emergency response.
Despite earnest resuscitation efforts by the crews, the man ultimately succumbed to his injuries. The official statement from the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office about the resuscitation efforts, as reported by KOCO, concludes the narrative surrounding the incident, and at present no additional information regarding the specifics of the event have been disclosed.
